Improvement in draught and shaft-tugs



'being had to the cconipztnying drawings, forming 'animals to.a vehicle,

- one piece of metal, or of two, that it may fit di'erentsized shafts.

in iig. Theflower end of this plutehas apertures e 'c and b ra's's nuts lsf/c,

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o r ALBANY, N111; W `Y0 RK. j- Letters Parent No. 77,575,l (wel Mag/ 5, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN DRAUGHT 'AND Sli'lPlhTlTG S.`

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' Be it known-that I,.HENY BOWERS, of' Albany, invented a newand improvedDraught and Shaft-Tug;' and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear., and exact description' thereof, whichvill enable others .skilled in thegart tfmake end use thefSnmQ-,rei'erence part of this specification, in-whiclb- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. i' Figure 2 is e central longitudinal section-taken at right angles yto the s'hait Figure 3 iss. view of steel plate, to which one cnd of the tug is fastened. l' Figure 4 is a perspective view-of shaft-clasp. Figure 5 is a s ectionztl view of'shalt-tug and Figure 6 isa surface view of wedge E, fig.. 2. Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. v

The object of my invention is to provide an easy andsafe methodof attaching horses or for the purpose of-drawingthe same. This object I accomplish by means and tug, as. will Abeherefinafter more fully described.v Y Another object of my invention is to dispense with hreeching,traces, andunnecessary by the uselof myinvention, as will be hereinaftermore fully shown. l My. invention' consists in the construction of a shaft-clusp, B, anda draught or shaft-tu-A. `The clasp B- ismnde of'ironor other suitable metal, and of the for'm shown in figs. 2, 4,and.5. Seid clasp maybe madeof as shown in fig. 4, having its lower parts dove-tailed, as shown ini same figure, so Said clasp'B has three screw-holes in it, and is fastened to the-shaft by clasp, taken -on the planofof the linex ze, fig. 2.

other drsught-` of a'shaft-clasp screwsf, as shown in fig. 2.

The tug A is also'made of ironorother suitable metal, thetug which embraces the clasp B is made of e'curvedor circular form, so afs to it snugly to Athe clasp B, as. shown in iig. 5; The tugA is made of t\ro-pieces o f metal, and united by a. hinge, as shown zttvliniigf2.r The lower piece ofvthet'ugis provided with a thumb-screw, L, and the upper piece with a slot, L', of corresponding shape, to pss over the head of the \thumb screw Lfns .shown in fig. 2. The upper end of the tug is fastened to the saddle F by means of two'scews, z' z', passing through the tug, the lower end of the seddle, und a steel plate, D, with its brass nuts, [c k, fastenedto it,'as shown in iig'. 2. -The lower end of the tug is providedwith a strap, J, which'is bncklcdfto a bellfbamd for the purpose of keeping the tugs on Veach side of the.horse from flying up. I i

Should the'shaft be so large as to keep the lower ends of the tug A from I insert o. wedgeVE, between them, as'shown in lig.' 2f

D designates a'steel plete, placed under the saddle, between it and the anu ot' the shape shown in iig. 2. f lhat portion of holes marked b, elsobythescrew 'at thobottom of the terret-sh'an which are fastened to the' plate, and to fasten the tug 'A to the saddle, as shown in figs'. 2 and'B.

'through-which screws z' z' pass,

short holt. with its nut, 'by means of which is attached one' end of the breast A .At infig. 2,1is shown a cdlrres shown in lig. 1.

"Thearrangcment of the saddleF, breastcollar G, neck-piece H, vtug A, end shsftC-isclearly shown in iig-'1.

.l'twill be see'n, from' the above, that breaching, traces, and whiiiie-treo nre unnecessarynrticles'where my.'

invention is used, n nd thcrcis also less'danger -in attachinga horse to old method. v

From the' above it will be seen that the inode avehicle with my'i'nrention than bythe ef operation o f my invention will be as follows: The'drnughtfugA having been fastened to the saddle Eend connected to the breast-collar G, with its neek-piepe H, theyv lhe animal is then placed between nre put upontho horse, andthe belly-hand'l buckled, all as shown in iig. 1.

in the county oi' Albanygnnd State ofnllew forlr, have i whille-tree, whch'are rendered closing under the thumbs-crew L,

pad Ic, as shown in iig', 2. This plateV is fastcned, atits1upper end, to the' gig-tree at the .top of vthe saddle, by means of Vfour rivets, passing through passing through 'opening aras shown the shafts :Ltghe'right distencc from the carriage or othervehole. Thus we find the place on the shaft where 'we must screw fest the clasp,']3. The lclasps hving been once put en in their'right pl'nces, irmyremnin there.

Thenrwhcn We want to attlzich the horse to `thefshfafls7 we haie only to raise the upper hinged part of thi? tug. place the shaft in its place, bring down orrclose the tug, then turn the thumhscrc\'v L across the slot L', lo secure it rmly'iu' its place. .v Having thus described my invention,its'nulurcfnml constructien, what I claim as new, nml lesire to secure by Lctte'rs Patent, is-- 4 1. The shaft-clasp B, lsribsntally as shown and described. 2. The tug A, substantially as shmi'n, and for lelle' purpose set forth.

3. The cmbinutiorr of shaft-tug A withsmille F, breasbcollnr-G, and shaft' 0,' suhstanially as and for [he purpose set'forth. i

4 i i HENRY BOWERS.

Witncsses H. P. NGENT, Tnos. IIoUenToN. 

